Marist College

Date: Oct 05 2007
Major: Political Science (This Major's Salary over time)
My guidance counselor recommended that I apply to Marist, and after visiting the school twice, I loved it. Marist has a solid academic reputation and an absolutely beautiful campus (right on the Hudson River). For a relatively small liberal arts college, Marist provides a wide variety of majors as well as plenty of extracurricular activities. Most of the faculty members seem to care about their students and you are always treated as an individual, not just a number. I'd say the majority of students are friendly and approachable, especially during the first couple weeks of freshman year when everyone is looking to make friends. As for the nightlife, this is where I have negative things to say about the school. Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, NY, which is one of the sketchiest towns I have ever seen. It's a known fact that if you wander the streets at night you will definitely get mugged. The only things to on weekends are go to a sketchy nightclub, sketchy bar, or house parties that always get broken up. There is absolutely nothing else. If you don't think that these things will keep you entertained for four years then don't come here. If you told the typical Marist student that they could never drink again they would probably die of shock since 95% of the student body isn't intelligent enough to find another form of entertainment. As far as spors go, the only thing the school has going for it is basketball. The women's team is always good (actually made it to the Sweet 16 last year) and the men's team is usually competitive in the MAAC. Overall, the school itself is good and you will meet some good people but if you don't drink or just drink occasionally you get bored very quickly.